Four Seasons Resort Tamarindo

Six miles of private beach and a no-tipping policy are enough to make the point, but the Four Seasons Tamarindo also sits on a 3,000-acre nature reserve where the hotel itself is almost apologetically small compared to the jungle around it. A Forbes Four Star resort on Mexico's Costalegre coast, it offers cliffside suites with in-ground tubs, three infinity pools, a working farm, and scuba outings. The hammock tends to win.